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Exberliner Events: An exclusive tour with Sandra Mujinga

Join artist Sandra Mujinga for an up-close look at her standout exhibition, I Build My Skin With […]
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Where to go this Museum Sunday

On the first Sunday of every month, Berlin's museums open their doors for free. But not every […]
Berlin

Berlin in 1973: A year captured on camera

Berlin has changed a lot since 1973 - take a trip back in time with historical photos […]
Wednesday 29, March

Pergamon Museum to close for 14 year-long renovations

Come October, Berlin's Pergamon Museum will close its doors for 14 years due to major renovations.
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Through the trees: The best forest walks in and around Berlin

Ancient oaks, hidden lakes and the occasional peacock: Berlin's woodlands are the perfect tonic for lockdown lethargy. […]
Tuesday 28, March

Berlin climate referendum fails

Sunday's Berlin 2030 Klimaneutral referendum saw low voter turnout and an unexpectedly high number of against votes.

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Berlin is burning: The new wave of restaurants cooking with fire

From Kramer to Stoke, Ember, Ernst and Barra, open-fire cooking is having a moment in Berlin right […]
Food

From Agni to Zora: Berlin’s tastiest Indian restaurants

The Indian food scene is exploding in size and popularity, with good reason. Here are the best […]
Food

Nola: New Orleans fried chicken comes to Mitte

Gastropub Noto in Mitte reinvents itself as a New Orleans-inspired diner called Nola.
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Rainbow Serpent: The exhibition reframing Australia’s indigenous memory

Artist Daniel Boyd's upcoming exhibition at the Gropius Bau raises the curtain on Australia's traditional foundation narrative.
Art

Art in 2023: The most important Berlin exhibitions this year

What can we expect from Berlin art in 2023. We look over the most anticipated shows, exhibitions, […]
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Phantoms of the Night: Co-curator Frank Schmidt on 100 years of Nosferatu

The Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection is currently showing the exhibition "Phantoms of the Night: 100 Years of Nosferatu". We […]
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“I have grown to love this city” Creams on Berlin winters and her favourite venues

Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, Berlin-based alt-pop artist Creams is fast becoming a global star. We chatted about […]
Music & clubs

Sound and vision: How Berlin techno looks today

Artist Alina Pagani uses her photographic eye to explore the beauty and distinct culture of the Berlin […]
Electronic music

Rave the Planet 2023: the techno-event is coming back

Rave the Planet, Berlins techno parade, is coming back for another epic street party.
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Stage

Vidina Popov on newcomers, female-led venues and her new show at Maxim Gorki

Vidina Popov is back at the Gorki with Oliver Frljić's Schlachten. We sat down with the actress, […]
Interview

Dyke Dogs bring queer salon culture to the stage

The duo behind the queer-lesbian performance series, Dyke Dogs chat about how they're bringing playfulness and open […]
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As You Fucking Like It ★★★★★

Pushing the gender paradoxes of Shakespeare's comedy to the extreme, the Deutsches Theater 'As You Fucking Like […]
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The real Sally Bowles

Berlin’s most famous British expat is arguably Christopher Isherwood’s Sally Bowles. But the real-life woman behind the […]
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The best English bookstores in Berlin

Berlin is home to some world-class English-language bookstores. We round up the oldest, the newest and the […]
Queer history

Bad Gays: Ben Miller on queer history’s greatest antagonists

We spoke with Ben Miller, co-author of Bad Gays, a new book on the dark side of […]
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Film

Cinema city: Berlin’s most unusual kinos

With its many arthouse cinemas playing subtitled gems to a growing crowd of international filmgoers, Berlin is […]
Interview

Sergei Loznitsa: “Greetings from the middle ages”

We spoke with Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa about the war in Ukraine, propaganda, Berlin - and his […]
Interview

“What happens when a person leaves or dies?” Charlotte Wells on her new movie, Aftersun

Starring Paul Mescal in his most sophisticated role so far, 'Aftersun' has been collecting accolades thick and […]
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DDR

East Berlin photos 1971-1990: Explore the city beyond the wall

K. Krause captured the essence of everyday life in East Berlin in these 12 photos spanning 1971 […]
Culture

Night at the museum: The Berlin exhibitions you can visit after work

Exhibitions aren't just for weekends. We round up the Berlin museums you can visit on weekday evenings.
Short Escapes

Raus! Escape to Brandenburg with rural glamper cabins

Hospitality startup Raus are bringing their eco-friendly (and sufficiently Instagrammable) glamper holiday cabins to Brandenburg.
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Politics

Red flag

Meet Leo Jogiches, Rosa Luxemburg’s spymaster who lived in Neukölln

Leo Jogiches, one of Rosa Luxemburg's closest collaborators, was also murdered by the police. Historian Nathaniel Flakin […]
Sex work is work

The right to say yes: The new faces of sex work in Berlin

20 years after its legalisation, we spoke with five Berliners about reality of sex work in the […]
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Germany’s new €49 ticket – explained!

With the Deutschlandticket, public transport all across Germany will soon cost a flat rate of €49 per […]
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